Villians (2019)

Released September 20th in the US.

Filmed in New York.

The story: Mickey and Jules are hellbent on getting to Florida.

With no job and no real means of making money in their town, they have a sure-fire plan to live the good life: selling shells on the beach and living free from the day-to-day routine that is everyone else's reality. 

After holding up a convenience store and getting away with it, the lovers are on the road to their dreams.

Then, they unexpectedly run out of gas in what seems like the middle of nowhere.

While trying to think of what to do next, they realize the long quiet road they are stuck on bares a home.

Clever as heck, they decide to break in and look for car keys.

Instead, they find a young girl chained up in the basement.

This makes Jules crazy and she dedicates herself to taking the girl with them when they leave, which sets them back way too far.

When the owners of the house return home, they turn out to be much more driven in their sadistic plans than Mickey and Jules are in theirs to rob them.

As time speeds by the situation really becomes a duel of the fittest.

Stars Bill Skarsgard , Maika Monroe , Nikolas Kontomanolis , Noah Robbins , Blake Baumgartner , Jeffrey Donovan , Kyra Sedgwick , Danny Johnson

Directed by (& story written) Dan Berk & Robert Olsen

Rated R
DRAMA/COMEDY/THRILLER/MYSTERY

Visions (2015)

Released January 19, 2016, in the US.

Filmed in California.

The story: The last year had been a tough one for Eveleigh.

She was involved in a really bad car accident in which an infant lost its life.

This devasted Eveleigh and she ended up acquiring PTSD, which she took antidepressants for.

Present day, Eveleigh and her hubby David have just bought the house of their dreams on an old vineyard.

They are also expecting.

Things couldn't get any better.

But soon Eveleigh begins seeing strange things around her new home.

Things that cannot be explained.

After lots of research, Eveleigh believes she's beginning to understand what is going on.

But then, she learns, she had no idea.

Stars Isla Fisher, Anson Mount, Roberto Sanchez, Joanna Cassidy, Eva Longoria, Michael Villar, Jim Parsons, Bryce Johnson, John de Lancie, Annie Tedesco, Gillian Jacobs, Jeff Branson

Directed by Kevin Greutert

Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

The Velvet Vampire (1971)

Released June of 1971 in the US.

Filmed entirely in California.

The story: Married couple Lee and Susan are in attendance at an art gallery owned and operated by their friend Carl.

While there, they meet and are introduced to mysterious Diane.

Diane takes a quick liking to Lee and invites the couple to her home for the weekend in the desert.

At first, Susan is very reluctant to go, especially due to how Lee seems to really dig on Diane.

But Susan agrees to go anyways and just when Lee is finally ready to leave, Susan wants to stay.

The couple goes back and forth wanting to leave but really cannot due to their car being at the shop and not yet fixed.

But Diane is a killer with the intention of never letting Lee and Susan leave no matter what they do.

Stars Celeste Yarnall, Robert Tessier, Michael Blodgett, Sherry E DeBoer, Gene Shane, Johnny Shines, Jerry Daniels, Paul Prokop, Chris Woodley, Sandy Ward 

Directed by Stephanie Rothman

Rated R
MYSTERY/HORROR

Valentine (2001)

Released February 2nd in the US.

Filmed in Canada.

The story: Valentines Day, 1988.

Middle school students are at the school dance.

Outcast Jeremy Melton is asking some of the pretty girls if they would like to dance with him.

He gets viciously shunned by them one by one.

Finally, Jeremy asks overweight, sitting alone Dorothy, who decides to dance with him.

Soon the two are under the bleachers, making out.

When they are caught by a group of dickheads, Dorothy lies and says Jeremy forced himself on her.

So Jeremy gets beat up and sent away to reform school...

Fast forward 13 years.

The same girls who were all asked to dance by Jeremy are still close friends.

When one of them is murdered, the rest of them are questioned by the police.

After yet another friend just goes missing, and all the girls have got similar, creepy valentines, the truth comes out about Dorothy's experience with Jeremy.

The remaining girls are trying to help the police find out who is killing their friends off, while definitely considering the killer could be Jeremy, out for revenge. 

Stars Chelsea Florko, Chelcie Burgart, Sarah Mjanes, Brittany Mayers, Kate Logie, Joel Palmer, Katherine Heigl, Jessica Cauffiel, Denise Richards, Marley Shelton, Jessica Capshaw, David Boreanaz, Daniel Cosgrove, Johnny Whitworth, Fulvio Cecere, Hedy Burgess, Woody Jeffreys, Benita Ha

Directed by Jamie Blanks

Rated R

THRILLER/MYSTERY/DARK COMEDY/HORROR/VALENTINES DAY

VFW (2019)

Released February 14, 2020, in the US.

Filmed entirely in Texas.

The story: A small town has been corrupted by a very dangerous street drug.

The dealer who supplies people with this drug is a deranged man with henchmen who take care of anyone out of line.

When the dealer takes out a girls' beloved sister, she steals his stash and runs into the nearby VFW.

Some pretty tough veterans who are hanging at the VFW do their best at fending off each loser who shows up to take them all out and get the stash back.

Stars Stephen Lang, Fred Williamson, William Sadler, Martin Cove, David Patrick Kelly, George Wendt, Tom Williamson, Sierra McCormick, Travis Hammer, Dora Madison, Josh Ethier

Directed by Joe Begos

Not Rated

ACTION/THRILLER/HORROR

Vicious Fun (2020)

Released June 21, 2021, in the US.

Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story: Joel is an assistant editor for a horror magazine.

He lives with Sarah who is only his roommate, although he has the hots for her and she doesn't know it.

When Sarah comes home from a date one night and asks that Joel gets lost for a few hours so she can have girl night with one of her friends, he sees her date and decides to follow him.

Joel finds himself at a Chinese food restaurant, where Sarah's date is drinking at the bar.

Joel believes that Sarah's date is possibly married and decides that he should start a conversation with him that he records for proof.

After the guy leaves, Joel stays and drinks himself into oblivion.

He passes out inside the restaurant stock closet and when he wakes up he wanders into something he wishes he never did.

Stars Joe Bostick, Amber Goldfarb, Evan Marsh, Alexa Rose Steele, Ari Millen, David Koechner, Robert Maillet, Sean Baek, Julian Richings, Marl Gibson, Kristopher Bowman, John Fray 

Directed by (& story written) Cody Calahan

Not Rated

COMEDY/HORROR

Vox Lux (2018)

Released December 7th in the US.

Filmed in New York.

The story: When Celeste was a young teenager she was injured by a fellow classmate shooting up her music class.

After a long road to recovery, Celeste found herself performing a song she had written at a memorial for all the classmates who were lost in the shooting.

This performance changes Celeste's life forever, throwing her into the fast hands of popstar fame and fortune.

Now in her thirties, Celeste has just released her sixth album.

While getting ready to tour Celeste is burdened by ill-hearted press while trying to spend time with her teenage daughter whose legal guardian is Celeste's sister.

All the while battling personal demons, depression from scandal, and a longtime dependency on pain meds.

Stars (voice) William Dafoe, Jordan Friedman, Raffey Cassidy, Meg Gibson, Daniel London , Maria Dizzia, Stacy Martin,  Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Ehle, Christopher Dylan White

Directed by Brady Corbet

Rated R
DRAMA

"In memory of Jonathan Demme."

Voyagers (2021)

Released April 9th in the US.

Filmed in the US, Czech Republic, Romania, and the UK.

The story:  As the Earth becomes hotter, it is becoming a threat to the future.

A mission is planned when a new planet to colonize is discovered.

30 children are bred to live on a spaceship, without ever having experienced life in the real world.

Their mission is to learn, obey the rules, live civilized lives, and reproduce so that their grandchildren will be the inhabitants of the new planet.

But when two of the kids who are friends realize that they are being drugged to stay in line things get way out of control for everyone on the ship.

Stars Colin Farrell, April Grace, Laura Dreyfuss, Veronica Falcon, Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionne Whitehead, Chante Adams, Quintessa Swindell, Archie Madekwe, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Viveik Kalra, Madison Hu, Archie Renaux, Wern Lee, Patrick Bucur, Rufus Bateman, Jaquelin Capusan

Directed by (& story written) Neil Burger

Rated PG13

SCIFI/THRILLER/MYSTERY

The Vanished AKA Hour of Lead (2020)

Released August 21st in the US.

Filmed entirely in Alabama.

The story: Paul and Wendy are taking their 10-year-old daughter Taylor camping this year for Thanksgiving.

Everyone is super excited and Taylor has her heart set on going fishing as soon as they arrive.

After parking, Paul gathers the fishing gear while Wendy goes to the office to pay for their stay.

While waiting for Taylor to come out of the camper, Paul and Wendy find Taylor's dog Lucky wandering around.

When Wendy goes inside the camper to reprimand Taylor about Lucky wandering freely, she finds Taylor is not in there.

Paul and Wendy begin panicking and soon the local police are on the scene.

The police promise they will do the best they can to find young Taylor.

Now waiting and hoping that their daughter is soon found safe and sound, Paul and Wendy stay in the campground while they slowly fall apart.

Stars Thomas Jane, Anne Heche, Kk Heim, Sadie Heim, Mitchell L Johnson, Alex Haydon, Kristopher Wente, Peter Facinelli, Curtis Nichouls , Aleksei Archer, Jason Patrick, John D Hickman

Directed by (& story written ) Peter Facinelli

Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER

Very Annie Mary (2001)

Released March 29, 2002, in the US.

Filmed entirely in Wales.

The story: Awkward Annie Mary is a 33-year-old woman living with her father in their bakery.

Annie Mary has the gift of song , which she could have gone to school on a scholarship for when she was 16 , but was unable to due to her mom dying.

Now Annie Mary doesn't sing anymore.

She has a 16-year-old best friend Bethan who is very ill.

Everyone believes it would be great for Bethan to go to Disneyland and the village does everything they can think of to raise money for her trip.

When some people from the village along with Annie Mary enter a talent contest for which the award is one thousand pounds, they win.

But Annie Mary accidentally loses all the money on the Grand National.

Stars Rachel Griffiths, Jonathan Pryce, Joanna Page, Ruth Madoc, Ioan Gruffudd, Matthew Rhys, Kenneth Griffith, Radcliffe Grafton, Jill Richards, Josh Richards, Rhys Michael Thomas

Directed by (& story written) Sara Sugarman

Not Rated

DRAMA/COMEDY

"What do you think about a woman having children after 30?"

"No! Christ! One is enough!"

The Van Halen Story : The Early Years (2003)

Released on video, December 9th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story: Brothers Alex and Edward Van Halen began playing drums and guitar at a very early age.
By the time they were 15 and16 they had their own three-man band and were playing shows.
David Lee Roth began singing in his own band.
Alex and Edward eventually saw the stage presence David had and wanted him to front their band.
Then they discovered amazing bassist Michael Anthony and wanted him to join their band, he joined.
David Lee Roth decided that the best name for their new band would be Van Halen and it worked for them.
Soon the group was playing any and all gigs they could, exposing them to many.
They were known to play many covers and slowly began bringing their own original music into their shows.
They were very popular everywhere they played in their hometown of Pasadena.
When they met Gene Simmons of Kiss, he wanted to help them get signed.
So the band made a demo but anything Simmons tried fell through, and the band waited for yet another opportunity.
Before they knew it they were signed to Warner Brothers and their first album was released.
It shot them into instant stardom and the band knew their destiny was to be giant rock stars.
Stars JJ Jackson (and voice), Gregg Emerson, Dave Weiderman, Ron Wikso, Tony Codgen, Neil Zlozower, Mario Maglieri, Jeff Hausman, Andy Johns, Louis Prima, Dennis Neugebauer, Roger Renick, Doug Anderson, Tom Broderick, Michael Kelley, Jim Dandy, Richard Guerra, Kim Fowley, Susan Masino, Mike Levine 
Directed by Eduardo Eguia Dibildox
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/MUSIC

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

Made for Netflix , airing on instant streaming February 1st in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Josephina works for an art dealer.
She isn't exactly happy in her job and being greedy , believes she isn't getting the attention from her employer that she deserves.
One afternoon when returning to her building she finds her neighbor deceased on the floor in the hallway.
Josephina never met her neighbor but finds out from a man who works for the owner of the building that he was an artist , who kept to himself and requested that all his artwork be destroyed upon his death.
When Josephina enters into her deceased neighbors apartment to look for his cat , she finds a massive amount of incredible art.
After asking her art critic friend what he thinks and him believing the art is the best he's seen in years , Josephina gets an idea.
She wants to sell the art , taking full credit for being the person who just found it.
But everyone that gets exposed and obsessed with the art has it coming.
Stars Jake Gyllenhaal , Rene Russo , Natalia Dyer , Zawe Ashton , Daveed Diggs , Toni Collette , John Malkovich , Billy Magnussen , Tom Sturridge , Alan Mandell , Mig Macario , Sedale Threatt Jr
Directed by (& story written) Dan Gilroy
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

(A 2019 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE FILM)

Valentine Road (2013)

Made for HBO , airing October 4th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : On February 12 , 2008 at the E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard , California a tragedy occurred.
14-year-old Brandon McInerney shot fellow classmate 15-year-old Lawrence King twice ,  in front of their classmates and teacher....
The story that led up to this heartbreaking event is told by teachers , lawyers , loved ones and fellow classmates of the victim as well as the shooter , bringing to light many things that caused the tragedy and resulted because of it.
Stars Maeve Fox , James Bing , Rosalie Black , Jeremy Bing , Dawn Boldrin , Robyn Bramson , Shirley Brown , Sue Crowley , Tracy Carroll , Joe Epstein , Richard Gonzales , Jeff Kay , David Keith , Donald Hoagland , Karen McElhaney
Directed by Marta Cunningham
Rated TV14
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY

"All students should be free to be themselves."

Remember Larry

The Video Dead (1987)

Released only on video sometime in November of 1987.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Famous writer Henry Jordan gets a delivery only he hasn't ordered anything but a pizza in months.
The delivery guys advise him that the package is already bought and paid for so he might as well take it.
So , he does.
After opening the package he realizes someone has sent him an old , beat up Sylvania television and he doesn't even watch TV!
So he turns it on and notices it only plays zombie movies. Okay.
The next day the delivery guys go back out to visit with Henry.
Apparently they delivered the TV to the wrong house.
But what they find is a dead Mr. Jordan...
Three months later , sister and brother Zoe and Jeff move into Mr. Jordan's house.
Their parents who are out of the country for work got the house and will be back soon.
Jeff strangely realizes he should go into the attic , there he finds the old Sylvania and brings it to his room.
Now watching TV and getting high , Jeff has a super creepy experience.
The women who was on his TV is now in his bedroom!
After the women appears back on Jeff's TV , a man behind her kills her right in front of Jeff.
Jeff questions the man , who explains they call him the Garbageman.
He has made it his job to kill all the inhumans  , who appear to be human that live inside the TV...
Jeff thinks he's losing it but soon finds out what the Garbageman told him is really happening.
Stars Michael St. Michaels , Douglass Bell , Thaddeus Golas , Roxanna Augsesn , Al Millan , Rocky Duvall , Victoria Bastel , Jennifer Miro , Melissa Martin , Libby Russler , Garrett Dressler
Directed by (& story written) Robert Scott
Rated R
SCIFI/DARK COMEDY/MYSTERY/HORROR

Vampire's Kiss (1988)

Released June 2nd in the US.
Filmed in New York.
The story : After a night out at the club , Peter and his lady friend Jackie go back to his place for some fun.
While there , a bat flies through the window into his apartment scaring the heck out of him and Jackie.
They seem to get rid of it but the next day while Peter is at therapy he mentions the bat , and that it excited him...
That night , Peter is at another club alone this time.
He happens to sit down next to a mysterious lady who he ends up taking home with him.
But the mysterious lady is apparently a vampire.
She bites Peter and continues to do so as she pleases.
Now Peter believes he is a vampire as well , but is he really?
Stars Nicholas Cage , Maria Conchita Alonso , Kasi Lemmons , Jennifer Beals , Elizabeth Ashley , Jessica Lundy , Robert Lujan , Johnny Walker , Boris Lyoskin , Michael Knowles , Amy Stiller
Directed by Robert Bierman
Rated R
MYSTERY/HORROR/DARK COMEDY

Voyeur (2017)

Made for Netflix, airing December 1st in the US.
Filming location (s) unknown.
The story: In 1980, famous journalist Gay Talese was working on releasing his newest book, 'The Neighbors Wife'.
Talese received a letter from a man named Gerald Foos - a  previous hotel owner , who had spied on customers without their knowledge while they stayed at his hotel.
Foos told Talese that he may be interested in his life story for his "upcoming book or another in the future".
Talese was fascinated and in fact, began corresponding with Foos.
Many years past. Talese and Foos became friends and Talese believed he knew Foos story so well that he wanted to write about it.
Foos was also finally ready to have his secret story heard, believing that most people who could have been involved had since past.
Stars Gay Talese, Gerald Foos, Anita Foos, Nan Talese, Edward Sabol
Directed by Myles Kane & Josh Koury
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY

A Very Merry Cricket (1973)

Made for TV, airing December 14th in the US.
The story: It's Christmas in New York. 
While reading a Christmas story about peace, Tucker mouse believes peace is a thing of the past.
He recalls how his and Harry the cats' friend Chester the Cricket, who makes beautiful music, changed the people of New York for the better.
Everyone was peaceful and happy when Chester played.
Is it possible that if Chester comes to New York he can make the people of New York happy and peaceful once again, this time for Christmas?
Tucker and Harry seem to think so.
Stars (voices by) Les Tremayne, Mel Blanc
Directed by Chuck Jones
Not Rated
SEQUEL/ANIMATION/FAMILY/CHRISTMAS

The Voices (2014)

Released February 5 , 2015 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Germany.
The story : Jerry is a nice guy who doesn't have any friends.
He happily works at a bathtub factory and one day is asked to help organize the company party.
Eager to be part of something and work along with the pretty girl who works in the office, Jerry has a great time at the party.
He asks the girl hes been crushing on , Fiona out on a date and is very excited about it.
Fiona accepts the inviation but is a no show.
On Jerrys way home he passes Fiona on the side of the road and finally , just by luck , gets to spend some alone time with her.
But because of an unfortunate occurrence, that alone time doesn't end well.
You see , if Jerry takes his meds everything is just fine. But when Jerry skips the meds really weird stuff happens.
The only reason Jerry even wants to take the meds is so he is not alone...
Stars Ryan Renyolds , Paul Chahidi , Gemma Arterton , Anna Kendrick , Jacki Weaver , Ella Smith , Stanley Townsend , Adi Shankar , Sam Spruell , Alessa Kordeck , Michael Pink
Directed by Marjane Satrapi
Rated R
DARK COMEDY/FANTASY/HORROR

( A 2014 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE)

Vibes (1988)

Released August 5th in the US.
Filmed in Ecuador and California.
The story : Nick and Sylvia are both psychics.
They met , along with a group of other psychics , while doing a study.
When Sylvia is approached by a man claiming that he would like her to help him find his lost son in the mountains of Ecuador , she asks Nick to help her.
But there is another reason for going into those mountains that Sylvia and Nick didnt know about and they aren't the only people doing the looking.
Stars Ramon Bieri , Michael Lerner , Jeff Goldblum , Cyndi Lauper , Jerry Vichi , Hercules Vilchez , Leo V Finnie lll , Googy Gress , Ray Stoddard , Harbey J Goldenberg , Tom Henschel , Susan Bugg , Rodney Kageyama , Van Dyke Parks , Steven Scott , Julian Sands , Park Overall
Directed by Ken Kwapis
Rated PG
COMEDY/ADVENTURE/MYSTERY

The Victim (1972)

Made for TV , airing November 14th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Kate is very worried about her younger sister Susan , who has been having marital troubles.
Kate phones Susan and thats when she learns that Susan has contacted a lawyer while hubby is away on business and its definitely the , end.
Kate offers to come and stay with Susan but little sister insists she is okay and will be fine.
Kate hesitantly leaves it at that and tells Susan to phone her in the morning but Kate cannot wait.
After calling her sister many times and getting no answer , Kate jumps in the car to Susans home.
When she arrives Susan doesnt answer the door and assuming Susan is just out , Kate lets herself in the back.
After a bit , the maid shows up. Kate questions her but she becomes very defensive.
It is quite possible the maid knows where Susan is but she isnt speaking.
Stars Elizabeth Montgomery , Jess Walton , George Jue , Michael Keller , Eileen Heckartsue , Sue Ane Langdon , Ross Elliott , Joe Furlong , George Maharis
Directed by Herschel Daughtery 
Not Rated
MYSTERY